When God Says "Not Yet": Finding Purpose in the Waiting

Have you ever felt caught in a "holding pattern," yearning for purpose or a specific dream, yet finding it consistently out of reach? For months, even years, I wrestled with that very feeling. Life was good, with ample free time, but a profound sense of missing purpose gnawed at me. I didn't want to simply invent a "good cause" and throw myself into it; instinctively, I knew God had a specific design. But why the prolonged wait? Why would God delight in such an unfulfilled season?

Perhaps you can relate to Moses. He stood on the plains of Moab, gaze fixed on the Promised Land—a land he had faithfully led his people towards, yet was forbidden to enter. Imagine his earnest plea, a righteous desire denied. This wasn't a rejection of Moses, but a profound divine "no" that served a greater purpose. His exclusion underscored the need for a perfect mediator, someone who could truly usher humanity into God's full inheritance.

Moses' story teaches us that God's "no" or "not yet" is often a holy redirection. His specific, earthly desire was withheld, not to punish, but to prepare him—and us—for an infinitely grander fulfillment. Millennia later, at the Transfiguration, Moses *did* enter that land, not by his own strength, but by grace, conversing with Jesus about His "departure"—His ultimate Exodus for us. Crucially, Moses beheld Jesus' glory, fulfilling his denied petition in an infinitely greater, eternal way.

Just as God had a redemptive arc for Moses' longing, He has one for ours. My own "holding pattern" broke through miraculously, at God's perfect timing, when He energized me with a new purpose—to multiply His words using technology only recently available. Dear reader, if you're in a season of unfulfilled longing, please **be patient a bit longer**. Trust God’s timing. His sovereign "no" is never a sign of abandonment, but an invitation to embrace holy dissatisfaction, knowing He's orchestrating a far greater "yes." Rest in the assurance that His ultimate plan is to draw you into intimate communion and reveal His glory, transforming every earthly disappointment into a divine signpost toward eternal joy.